Ravel - Gaspard De La Nuit Options

[thaicheow]

Hi, I am attempting Ravel's Gaspard de La Nuit, the Ondine.

Actually I am not quite click with ravel's composition, find his work mostly untunefull and fiendishly difficult. But my friend challenge me on this piece. After much study on the score, and listening to several recordings, I find that I have fallen into the idea of the story.

Anyone who can give any suggestion on what kind of facility/technique I need to acquired to play this piece well? What aspects to look forward to in Ravel's music? What makes his music great? Comparing him with other impressionist composers, like Debussy??

Thanks.

[Fen]

Hi, I am attempting Ravel's Gaspard de La Nuit, the Ondine.

Actually I am not quite click with ravel's composition, find his work mostly untunefull and fiendishly difficult. But my friend challenge me on this piece. After much study on the score, and listening to several recordings, I find that I have fallen into the idea of the story.

Anyone who can give any suggestion on what kind of facility/technique I need to acquired to play this piece well? What aspects to look forward to in Ravel's music? What makes his music great? Comparing him with other impressionist composers, like Debussy??

Thanks.

This is a fiendish piece - I hope you have exacted a matching endeavour from your friend.

I have had one 'read' through Gaspard - along the lines of "ooh, here's a bar with only 50 notes, I can probably tackle that" and skipping the rest (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I'm aiming my sights a little lower, and learning the Sonatine.

I attended the "impressionism and 20th century piano" workshop at Benslow last year and the advice was to be very careful to play sensitively, but not with overt sentiment.

[IrisH - LoonY]

Hi, I am attempting Ravel's Gaspard de La Nuit, the Ondine.

Actually I am not quite click with ravel's composition, find his work mostly untunefull and fiendishly difficult. But my friend challenge me on this piece. After much study on the score, and listening to several recordings, I find that I have fallen into the idea of the story.

Anyone who can give any suggestion on what kind of facility/technique I need to acquired to play this piece well? What aspects to look forward to in Ravel's music? What makes his music great? Comparing him with other impressionist composers, like Debussy??

Thanks.

This is a fiendish piece - I hope you have exacted a matching endeavour from your friend.

I have had one 'read' through Gaspard - along the lines of "ooh, here's a bar with only 50 notes, I can probably tackle that" and skipping the rest (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I'm aiming my sights a little lower, and learning the Sonatine.

I attended the "impressionism and 20th century piano" workshop at Benslow last year and the advice was to be very careful to play sensitively, but not with overt sentiment.

I totally agree about it being fiendish. It's difficult to READ let alone PLAY! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)